Whether entering the workplace or advancing your career, expertise with Microsoft Office applications is essential for office administrators and clerical support staff. Microsoft Office is a popular suite of software used to create memos, spreadsheets, and presentations, manage calendars, and organize contacts, and to store and manage data. The Microsoft Office courses provide students with training that starts at the fundamental level to ensure the basics are covered – which is perfect for a beginner or those in need of a basic refresher.  The curriculum gradually builds into intermediate and advanced topics, but only after the student has demonstrated mastery of the preceding subject matter. 

This set of courses covers the range of skills students need to create professional-quality documents while training students to store, transmit, and modify data using a variety of Microsoft Office applications.  Students learn to use these tools to effectively communicate and collaborate within an office environment.  The content covered includes how to create, edit, and enhance documents in Microsoft Word; how to organize, calculate and analyze information in Microsoft Excel; how to exchange information and manage your activities in Microsoft Outlook; and how to create effective and robust presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint.  Additional skills include gaining an understanding of basic database design principles, and maintaining basic Microsoft Access database objects, including tables, relationships, and data entry forms.